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One suggestion I have is to make the components as simple and generic as possible so they will still be available to repair it in the future. Getting a working

One suggestion I have is to make the components as simple and generic as possible so they will still be available to repair it in the future. Getting a working ASIC in 50 years may be near impossible, but through hole resistors, caps, and 7400 series logic chips will still be easy to find. Also think this question would be good for retro computing groups. They can tell you what their common failures are so you could avoid them.

owenversteeg 2y ago
Yes, I’ll definitely be making it as repairable as possible. Great idea on the retro computing groups, thank you! Only problem is that a lot of the more modern high-speed components haven’t really been tested and a lot of those have a significant benefit over their older counterparts. Take the LM2576 vs the newer AP63300. You’ll waste double the power with the old chip, but the new one has only been out for five years or so, so it’s hard to know if it’ll really last - and even the old one is only from the 90s.